Days after 9/11, President Bush declared a War on Terror that would “not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated.” Is America in a state of perpetual war, or has the threat of terrorism justified its position as the organizing principle behind our foreign policy? In 10 years we’ve been in 2 wars, witnessed the Arab Spring and the death of Osama bin Laden–is it finally time to end the War on Terror?
For the motion:
Peter Bergen and Juliette Kayyem
Against the motion:
Richard Falkenrath and Michael Hayden
John Donvan, correspondent for ABC News Nightline, moderates the IQ2US debate series. The debates are held live here at the Skirball Center, broadcast on NPR and Bloomberg Television and available for download through iTunes.
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Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate Packages are currently available in sets of five or ten tickets to the Fall 2011 - Spring 2012 series. Dates and tentative debate topics are:
Fall 2011
September 7 | It’s time to end the war on terror
September 20 | Men are finished
October 4 | Grandma’s benefits imperil Junior’s future
October 25 | First-ever 'Insta-debate'
November 15 | The world would be better off without religion
Spring 2012
January 10 | The U.N. should admit Palestine as a full member
February 7 | Obesity is the government’s business
March 13 | China does capitalism better than America
April 17 | The internet is making us more politically narrow minded
May 8 | Ban college football
*Please note - in remaining current and relevant, debate topics and motions are subject to change.
